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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Psa 73:24 With
Your counsel You will guide me, And afterward receive me to glory.

As we come to the close of the year 2014
perhaps this is a favorable time for reflection of some highlights of this year
2014. As I spend time reflecting upon those times of doubt and wonder, those
times of fleshly desire, those times when intellect supersedes faith to believe
and trust in Him-I realize one important thing. He was there right beside me
the whole time. He would counsel and guide me-as long as I was willing to
listen to His still small voice.

“Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel.”I have done with choosing my own way, and
trying to pick a path amid the jungle of reason. He yielded not only the point
in debate, but all intention of debating, and he puts his hand into that of the
great Father, asking to be led, and agreeing to follow. Our former mistakes are
a blessing, when they drive us to this. The end of our own wisdom is the
beginning of our being wise. With Him is counsel, and when we come to him, we
are sure to be led aright. “And afterward.”“Afterward!”
Blessed word...

The Treasury of David

Php 1:6For I am confident of this very thing, that He
who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.

The second half of this verse in the Psalms:
And afterward receive me to glory. The
Treasury of David as quoted above says "Afterward! Blessed word". As
the years go by we get closer to the day of Christ Jesus as it says in Paul's
letter to the Philippians. As the year 2015 comes upon us now I must ask myself
this: Will I cherish whole heartily that "He who began a good work in me
will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ"?

From day to day and from year to year my faith believes in the wisdom and love of God, and I know that I shall not believe in vain. No good word of His has ever failed, and I am sure that none shall ever fall to the ground. I put myself into His hand for guidance. I know not the way that I should choose: the LORD shall choose mine inheritance for me. I need counsel and advice; for my duties are intricate, and my condition is involved. . . The counsel of the infallible God I seek in preference to my own judgment or the advice of friends. . .Soon the end will come: a few more years and I must depart out of this world unto the Father. My LORD will be near my bed. He will meet me at heaven's gate: He will welcome me to the gloryland. I shall not be a stranger in heaven: my own God and Father will receive me to its endless bliss.

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

In my text We will read how a great thing happened to a Jewish man, his enemy, thought the King was about to honor him, but the King blew his mind and honored the Jewish man, the lord elect.

This lit. blew away the enemy, it did not stop the enemy from still trying to wipe out the Jews, as also Hitler tried, the gifts and callings are irrevocable in the lord. This verse has often been used out of context, it does not mean what you think, if you read in context, it is speaking of this, Paul was saying, ‘yes at this time the Jews are the Christians Enemy, but It was for the sake of the gentiles, or the gentiles would not be saved.

Paul goes on to say, they maybe your enemies and Jehovah’s enemies, a rebellious people now, but hold on, they will soon once again be the chosen holy race,( Paraphrase) and than the verse follows, the gifts and callings of Jehovah are irrevocable, this is talking to the restoration, when all Israel is saved and not the gentile who always uses it. Just a side note.

This story I love, because so many times the devil tries to pull something, evil men and it just blows back into their own face, I love it.

Touch not my anointed amen. We are covered, protected and blessed of the lord, we are his anointed, and his called, his loved, as this text will show.

Est 6:2 And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.

Est 6:3 And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.

Est 6:4 And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

Est 6:5 And the king's servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.

Est 6:6 So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?

Est 6:7 And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,

Est 6:8 Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:

Est 6:9 And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.

Est 6:10 Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.

Est 6:11 Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.

Est 6:12 And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.

Est 6:13 And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.

Est 6:14 And while they were yet talking with him, came the king's chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared.

This event turned into a holy parade, the enemy hates it, and the word says the lord will prepare a table for us, in the very presence of our enemies. The holy parade of honor was a powerful thing, one day we will have our holy parade, we will finally triumph over this evil world and in the end, and we win.

Maybe you have wanted your parade, accolades too soon; it may never happen until you get to heaven. I wrote before an old story I read, it is fitting in this post.

Many, many years ago, a missionary and his son were on a boat coming back home, on the mission field his wife and daughter died, the missionary after giving his all, with little success, was indeed burdened at the lose of his wife and daughter to illness.

The boat pulls up, many people were on the boat, there was a band playing, many people cheering for some of the people on the boat, the band was playing loud, the cheers loud, and the heroes they were waiting for came off the boat and they all left, the missionary and his young son, were last off the boat, at that time there was no one to greet them, no crowd, no fan fare, no band, the little boy asked his father, where is our band daddy, the father responded, son we are not home yet.

This is how it is and will be, we my not always like it, someone else, gets a promotion, no one wants anything to do with you, and you feel, what’s the use, the attack of the enemy is increasing, he is now at the stage, as in our text where he now wants to kill the Christians, as it is now happening almost 1,800 a month, according to one statistic, and it is coming to the USA soon, mark my words on that one.

The enemy is setting up his gallows, for many today, but in the end , as we read in the end of this book, the enemy will be the one killed and destroyed, by the very gallows he set up. and kills many who do not take the mark of the beast.

The devil tried to kill the Jews , so the messiah could not be born, it did not work, the enemy tied at the birth of Christ, it did not work, the Pharaoh tried it when Moses was a baby , it did not work, the gates of hell shall not prevail against the church, this is a fact not fiction.

So look for no fanfare, no great job , no honor, look to Jesus the author and perfector of our faith, walk in his foot steps and do not waver , because you are looked at as a nut, just forge ahead, be strong and courageous for this battle is not yours it is the lords.

Teach me, my God and King,In all things Thee to see,And what I do in anything,To do it as for Thee.A servant with this clauseMakes drudgery divine!Who sweeps a room as for Thy laws,Makes that and th'action fine. AMEN.

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Jer
25:31 A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the LORD
hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he
will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the LORD.

Jer
25:32 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from
nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the
coasts of the earth.

Jer
25:33 And the slain of the LORD shall be at that day from one end of
the earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be
lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the
ground.

Jer
25:34 Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the
ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and
of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a
pleasant vessel.

Jer
25:35 And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal
of the flock to escape.

Jer
25:36 A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the
principal of the flock, shall be heard: for the LORD hath spoiled
their pasture.

Jer
25:37 And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the
fierce anger of the LORD.

Jer
25:38 He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is
desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of
his fierce anger.

Gill:

Jeremiah
25:31

A
noise shall come up even to the ends of the earth,.... Wars, and
rumours of wars, everywhere, till the cup has gone round, and all
nations have drank of it, and have felt the power of divine wrath for
their sins:

he
will plead with all flesh; or enter into judgment with them, as
Kimchi; or reprove them in judgment, as Jarchi; he will be too many
for them; he will carry his case, overcome them in judgment, and
reprove and condemn them. Or the words may be rendered, "he will
be judged by all flesh" (s); he will submit it to the judgment
of the whole world, if it is not a righteous thing in him to do what
he is about to do, and will do; he will make it clear and manifest
that he does nothing unjustly, but all according to the strict rules
of justice and equity:

he
will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the Lord; to be
destroyed by it, and none but them; and seeing they are such that
deserve it, he is not to be charged with unrighteousness in so doing.

Barnes:

Jeremiah
25:34-36

Principal
of the flock - i. e., noble ones.

Wallow
yourselves in the ashes - Rather, roll yourselves on the ground.

For
... - Read; “for your days for being slaughtered are accomplished,
and I will scatter you” (or, (dash you in pieces).

Fall
like a pleasant vessel - The comparison suggests the idea of change
from a thing of value into worthless fragments.

Note
in O.T. Prophecy, most of the time shepherds are not ministers,but
leaders, royalty, politicians, rich, people in power, Governors,
administrators. In a few places in Jer, Ezek, it means minister, but
not the norm, from this we see this damnation is on leaders, rulers,
TPTB.

Meyer,
as much as I use his work, read it, hios is incorrect in that he
says:

It
is God’s purpose to care for His people through shepherds (pastors)
who are responsible to Him. Jesus our Lord is the Branch into which
we may be grafted. He is our King who saves us and clothes us with
His own spotless righteousness. God finds us in Him, Php_3:9.
Because He reigns, we are saved and dwell in safety. When we are
brought into contact with false shepherds, whether the failure be in
doctrine or example, let us ask for the broken heart of Jer_23:9.

God
is everywhere present; as the latter paragraph indicates, He is near
at hand to overhear the blasphemy of those who deride religion, and
to be a very present help in time of trouble. If He fills heaven and
earth, can He not fill thy heart? If His Word is like fire, let it
cleanse thee! If it is as a hammer, let it pulverize thy pride! Let
those of us who essay to teach and preach, not steal our words from
our neighbors, or utter our own, but receive them from the source of
all truth.

This
is the way many see and understand trhe wording of Pastors opf
Flocks, the N.T. always yes, O.T. rare. The Cross Reffere3nces he
gives many are Pastors of flocks, meaning Priest, levite, prophets.

Example
Cr. one,

Jer
23:1 Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of
my pasture! saith the LORD.

Barnes
correctly gives the render:

Jeremiah
23:1

The
pastors - shepherds, i. e., civil rulers Jer_2:8.

The
sheep of My pasture - literally, of My pasturing, the sheep of whom I
am shepherd. The people do not belong to the rulers but to God.

Gill:

Jeremiah
23:1

Woe
be unto the pastors,.... Or, "O ye shepherds" or
"governors", as the Targum; the civil rulers and
magistrates, kings and princes of the land of Israel; since
ecclesiastical rulers, the priests and prophets, are mentioned as
distinct from them in Jer_23:9; whose business it was to rule and
guide, protect and defend, the people: but, instead of that, they
were such

JFB:

Jeremiah
23:1

Jer_23:1-40.
The wicked rulers to be superseded by the King, Who should
reign over the again united peoples, Israel and Judah.

This
forms the epilogue to the denunciations of the four kings, in
Jeremiah 21:1-22:30.

pastors
— Shallum, Jehoiakim, Jeconiah, and Zedekiah (Eze_34:2).

All
commentaries agree with this important, prophetic point, we must
rightly divide the word.

The
main message, once again is Judgment.

The
text speaks of wars and rumors of war, every nation drinking of this
cup, till all have been judged. This happens in its 100% fulness at
the end of the tribulation, but it happens all in history, every
nation is being effected by the Financial melt down, many, many
nations are effected by wars and rumors of war, chaos is the main
word of the day. It will pass through out the whole world, all
nations will be judged. America judged hardest , because its
apostasy from Christianity, one and the same as the Old Covenant
elect, so it is with Western , Anglo Saxon Christian nations that
have now denounced Christ.

End
of year, no change, same word. The Lord has been giving for over four
years, much in last two years, more in 2014, more so than any other
Year, end of 2013, into 2014, it is my daily bread, like it or not, I
must obey and sound the trumpet.

The
Judgment is on us and coming, many nations are drinking of this cup
of affliction.

The
text says much. The ones who deserve it will be killed by the sword.
The elect will suffer, the remnant ones will be under no wrath, no
fear, but we must prepare for what is on us and coming.

I
was in Barstow a few weeks ago at a Dr appointment with my wife, I do
get out of Yermo often. It was only a month or so, many places are
empty. This year, the calico Mountains were dead, tourism dead,
shopping stores empty, desolation, building after building, Churches
included, all vacant, so fast. We are seeing this all over America,
desolation, it seems at time like the 'twilight zone', you can walk
by a once bustling strip mall, and not a person, not a store, it
seems as if so much has disappeared,it is indeed in our face, like it
or not, believe it or not. Just look at the cities in the USA, that
are infested with crime, have no Jobs, stores closed, and again,
many, many empty, closed churches.

Dear
reader, I am so pressed in spirit to say, Please, If you have not
accepted Jesus as your lord and savior, it is high time to do so, we
are in borrowed time.

I
was going to go into more detail on this prophecy study, but I am
following the lord as I write, I have said what the Lord wants to be
said, Repent, Judgment, and soon.

That
is where I will stop, we need not a theology lesson, we need to get
on our faces and repent, get clean, and live as real Christians in
this sick, dying , dark world, that is crumbling before our eyes.

Saturday, December 27, 2014

THE LORD REIGNETH!"Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness. Clouds and darkness are round about Him; Righteousness and judgment are the habitation of His Throne."-- Psa_97:2-12.

BEHIND ALL clouds is the clear pure ether of God's love. We are not dismayed by the storms that sweep the earth's surface, for beneath them are unfathomed depths of stillness. God sees His way through them, and is using them to fulfil His great purpose.

Difficulties are nothing to Him. He weighs the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance. He is our Father, and we need not fear. The children who are snugly ensconced in the car which their father is driving are not afraid of the hail-storm that rattles on the window and the wild winds that sweep the earth. It is enough for them that their father is with them, and knows his way, and is making swiftly for home. And if we are following hard after God, then His right hand will uphold us, and we can leave all the rest with Him.

None of them that wait for Him shall be ashamed. Revolution and anarchy may devastate the land. Storms of deluge may sweep the world. The savings of a life-time may disappear, but we shall be kept in perfect peace. The Lord reigneth, and He will ever be mindful of His covenant. We shall not want for sustaining grace. If we cleave unto God, we shall be upheld by His right hand, and no man is able to pluck us from the Father's hand. God, not selfish ease, nor human confederacies, is our end and aim; and He will not, cannot fail those who have left all for His companionship. Although the fig-tree shall not blossom, and the labour of the olive shall fail, and the flock shall be cut off from the fold, yet we will rejoice in the Lord; for the Lord God Shall supply all our need, and will make our feet, like hind's feet, to walk even on the edge of the precipice.

The world is full of tumult. The floods have lifted up their voice, but above the noise of many waters, the Lord on high is mighty; and He must reign till He hath put all enemies beneath His feet. Remember that when He was mocked in Pilate's hall, His enemies placed a reed in His hand. They were nearer the truth than they knew, for He who opens the sealed book of destiny, is the Lamb that was slain. He rules with the reed as the symbol of His government.

PRAYEROur Father, let us hear Thee say to us, as we step forth into the untried day, that Thou art with us, holding our right hand. Keep us in the midst of the storm, and guide us by the untrodden path. AMEN.

Friday, December 26, 2014

I will start with the devotion that gave me the message and a word after.

December 26

A COMFORTING LETTER"I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you an expected end."-- Jer_29:11.

WE HAVE much to learn from the good advice given in this letter.

These exiles were unwilling to settle in the land to which they had been transported. They were always fretting and planning; talking of the past and contriving plans for returning to their own land and to the inheritance which they had forfeited. Therefore this letter was sent, not only to them, but to all in similar circumstances.

Are you in captivity? Your circumstances are the restraint and fetters that hold you. No prisoner in a cell could be more helpless than you are. You cannot do as you would, but you can be. Be the best you can where you are, and wait the Lord's leisure. It is by fidelity in discharging present obligations that you become fitted for better work.

Consider the needs of those around you (Jer_29:7). In this the story of Joseph is a remarkable example. When he was cast into prison, he set to work to minister to the prisoners there. What a light and comfort emanated from him, as he went to and fro among them, taking a personal interest in each--"Wherefore look ye so sadly to-day?" (Gen_40:6-7). In the peace of those to whom we minister, we shall find Our own peace.Words of comfort and hope were spoken to the captives. Hard though their outward lot seemed, God was thinking thoughts of peace, not of evil, with respect to them. So with us; we may be having a bad time; it may appear as though everything were against us, hard, comfortless, uninviting. But in His holy heaven God is thinking about you, and His thoughts are those of peace, and not of evil. Therefore the horizon is flushed with hope. There is a good time coming, and you will forget this present, as waters that pass away. There is an allotted time to your present trouble. God will surely visit you, and perform His good word towards you.

In the meanwhile, we must live a life of constant prayer. "Ye shall call upon Me, and I will hearken unto you; ye shall seek Me, and I will be found of you" (Jer_29:12-14). We must live in a spirit of prayer and faith and converse with God. For all these things God will be enquired of, to do them.

PRAYERFor all Thy gracious care of us we reverently thank Thee, and if Thou hast permitted things to happen which have tried us sore and filled us with bitterness, help us to believe in Thine infinite love which chastens us, that through the discipline of our life we may be made partakers of Thy holiness. AMEN.

Reader, this spoke to my heart.

The way not to feel captive in life, thought, circumstance, help others, this helping of others has changed now days. You go out side, in the world, work, it seems everyone is so busy with their distractions all seem un- kind, in that crowd of un-kind people, there are those who are crying alone at night, they seem tough when you see them, when they are at home, they are undone, weeping like a child.

WE must remember, many with the hardest look, the most bold, or biggest clown you know is such, because they are alone, no Jesus, no Peace.

Compassion can be hard in these days, but we must not let the day we live in put us in a prison of our own making.The hardest prison to get out of, is the one you made yourself. As a Christian it is hard enough to keep you sanity, I could not imagine living life with out Christ, how do people do it, why?

Accepting Jesus as lord, is not a promise you will not have problems,but it is a promise you will not be alone, Jesus said, " I am with you always, even unto the end".That promise is true. I, like many reading this have been having a hard time day to day, so much going on. I cry out as David, " How long lord, how long". This is a place that our hero's were at, but if you stay there, it becomes a prison solitary confinement with the worse prison mate you would want, yourself, your flesh.

Be as Meyers said, be a Joseph, no matter what your in, be a servant, have compassion, and understand the one that laughs and jokes the loudest and taunts Christ is in most need of him, on such, have compassion, when your enemy is hunger, feed him, when he is thirsty give him drink, for in so doing, you shall heap hot coals on his head. Kill them with kindness, and they might just live.

Jesus loved us, while we were yet sinners, the same goes for that person you face, he loves them and reaches out to them, he reaches out to them many times, by Christians, service, compassion, love and a caring heart. This is the key, with a good dose of prayer, that will un-lock the prison door you are in. It works

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Deu 33:12 And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the LORD shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.

Barnes:

Deuteronomy 33:12

He shall dwell between his shoulders - i. e., be supported by God as a son who is carried by his father (compare Deu_1:31). Benjamin was especially beloved of his father Gen_35:18; Gen_44:20; Moses now promises no less love to him from God Himself.

JFB;

Deuteronomy 33:12

of Benjamin he said — A distinguishing favor was conferred on this tribe in having its portion assigned near the temple of God.

between his shoulders — that is, on his sides or borders. Mount Zion, on which stood the city of Jerusalem, belonged to Judah; but Mount Moriah, the site of the sacred edifice, lay in the confines of Benjamin.

Clarke:

Deuteronomy 33:12

Of Benjamin - the beloved of the Lord - Alluding to his being particularly beloved of his father Jacob, Gen_49:27, etc.

Shall dwell in safety by him - That is, by the Lord, whose temple, which is considered as his dwelling-place, was in the tribe of Benjamin, for a part of Jerusalem belonged to this tribe.

Shall cover him all the day - Be his continual protector; and he shall dwell between his shoulders - within his coasts, or in his chief city, viz., Jerusalem, where the temple of God was built, on his mountains Zion and Moriah, here poetically termed his shoulders.

Wesley:

Deuteronomy 33:12

Of Benjamin - Benjamin is put next to Levi, because the temple, where the work of the Levites lay, was upon the edge of the lot of this tribe. And 'tis put before Joseph, because of the dignity of Jerusalem, (part of which was in this lot) above Samaria, which was in the tribe of Ephraim: likewise because Benjamin adhered to the house of David and to the temple of God, when the rest of the tribes deserted both.

The beloved of the Lord - So called in allusion to their father Benjamin who was the beloved of his father Jacob; and because of the kindness of God to this tribe which appeared both in this, that they dwelt in the best part of the land, as Josephus affirms, and in the following privilege.

Shall dwell in safety by him - Shall have his lot nigh to God's temple, which was both a singular comfort and safeguard to him.

Shall cover - Shall protect that tribe continually while they cleave to him.

He - The Lord shall dwell, that is, his temple shall be placed, between his shoulders, that is, in his portion, or between his border's as the word shoulder is often used. And this was truly the situation of the temple, on both sides whereof was Benjamin's portion. And though mount Sion was in the tribe of Judah, yet mount Moriah, on which the temple was built, was in the tribe of Benjamin.

FYI- I think that may be the longest part I have ever seen in Wesley’s Notes. Why? He was a sensitive man of the spirit, a holiness preacher, He had many illuminations, and such. His insight brings out , as the others do. They were, as we are today, by Jesus, the beloved of the lord.

They were the only tribe that stood with David when all others left, faithfulness, they were the place where the priests ministered and in Jerusalem, the holy of holies and the dwelling of the lord at the time.

I was reading this verse and it jumped out at me, you know how that goes. Thus the spirit spoke to my heart and he will to many that read this. What I got from this is as follows.

We are a royal priesthood, we are now the holy temple, temples of the holy spirit, we are near to the lord as His beloved city Jerusalem, we are part of that new heavenly Jerusalem, the lords dwelling. His love for us, his protection, his caring, his holding us up as the foot prints in the sand.

When you are feeling down, you have the blues, not quite right, take this to heart, you are the beloved of the lord, he is with you, even when you do not feel it. The love of our heavenly Father still amazes me today, and it will to the day I die, how could the lord love me, a sinner saved by grace, or you, because of his son Jesus, the blood, and the presence of the living King of Kings.

Your heavenly father knows all you need, even before you ask, he numbers every hair of your head, he knows your name, your situation, he knows everything about you, He knows you better than anyone alive, when others may not understand you, or put you down, or take something you said wrong, and the lord knows your heart, he is the keeper of broken hearts. Every tear goes in his holy bottle.

I do not care what you feel, or what your going through today, know this, if you are one of his, he is ONE WITH YOU. Jn 17.

The lords mercy, grace, love, just came over me and encouraged me with this today, may he do the same for you, today and all your tomorrows.

The Lord watches over you when you are sleeping, he knows when you arise, he knows your coming in and your going out, he surrounds you with his Angels. The Powers That Be, The Devil, And Evil men, can not come close to that amen. They can not touch this with a 666 Foot pole.

Isa 8:11 For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,

Isa 8:12 Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.

Isa 8:13 Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

Isa 8:14 And he shall be for a sanctuary;

I have written, preached, taught on verse 12, concerning the word meaning conspiracy, lit. Treaty, the truth movement, and what pagans dread, we are not to fear what THEY, fear. This message will not be more on that, it is on the heavy hand of the lord on one who has a prophetic word that is a strong, serious word. Also the Power of the heavy hand on all true bible Christians.

Barnes:

With a strong hand - Margin, ‘With strength of hand.’ That is, when the hand of God urged me. A strong prophetic impulse is often represented as being produced by God’s laying his hand on the prophet; or by his being thus, as it were, urged or impelled to it;

Wesley:

Isaiah 8:11

Spake - With a vehement and more than ordinary inspiration. In the way - Of the generality of the people of Judah; whose eminent danger and calamity he foretells.

Cross ref.

Eze 3:14 So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.

2Ti 1:7 For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline. ( KJV Sound Mind Greek Lit , Self Discipline )

Every N.T. Christian has the Holy Spirit, some are sealed, and others are sealed and filled, a difference. We have this Power, or we could not live a holy life, or do anything.

I want to touch on the prophetic, also the message of a Prophet. First and for most the preaching , messages of Prophets were that of holiness, righteousness, and mostly call to repentance, hence John the Baptist was called the greatest Prophet by Jesus, yet did no miracles.

There is a difference in a general prophetic utterance, and one that is strong, powerful, it is the heavy hand of the lord on you, it is a call to utter a more than normal exhortation, comfort, or help. It is to foretell, warn, call to repentance. This is the prophetic burden, the burden of a true watch man, sounding a holy alarm, calling to repentance, and saying the kingdom of the lord is at hand, the fall of a nation, and such.

Much of my life has been the prophetic burden of one in anguish from the holy hand that was layed on me heavy, I did not want that, prophecy fine, but heavy handed by the lord, well it will cost you reader. Preach repentance, holiness, truth as a watchmen and well....you become marked and warfare is always abounding, we have victory in it, but Warfare none the less.

“ for all who chose to live Godly in Christ Jesus, shall suffer persecution “ it is your choice.

In our text part of the strong hand on ISA and its message from the lord is serious as we read.

Isa 8:11 For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,

Isa 8:12 Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.

Isa 8:13 Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

Isa 8:14 And he shall be for a sanctuary;

Isa 8:15 And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.

Isa 8:16 Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.

Isa 8:17 And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

Isa 8:18 Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.

Isa 8:19 And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?

Isa 8:20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

Isa 8:21 And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.

Isa 8:22 And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.

This is a powerful, hard prophecy indeed, but notice, there is another Gem in this, Instruction.

Isa 8:11 For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people,

The verses that follow are what ISA, as you and I, are being instructed not to do, follow , partake of, it is holy instruction.

The Holy Bible, much is Prophetic, it is for a reason, dual prophecy is for a reason, not just to forth tell , but to instruct us. Instruct us what to do, what not to do, what to beware of and instruct to stay in sound doctrine.

False Prophets, false watchmen, false preaching, doctrines and such are not instructions found in the word, they are fabricated by men and doctrines of Demons. True prophecy must be backed up by the word, every teaching must be 100% bible, if it is not, have nothing to do with it.

We all have the liberty to think, wonder, even assume, but in private. The truth of holy doctrine, the holy bible is what matters, not assumptions, our thoughts, our man made doctrines. True power to all believers is to do what, what does the Holy spirit do? More than empower us, more than move in gifts, more even than comfort, he and he alone is our number 1 teacher, who teaches us and guides us into all truth. It takes the Holy spirit to do this, and at times with a heavy hand.

Reader have you been feeling that heavy hand? The weight of the word, a burden, a lesson, conviction, this is the heavy hand of the lord, in Mercy and love teaching us His children, this is the way walk ye in it, and so we do, walk in the ways of the revealed teachings of the bible and solo scripture, not conspiracy, assumption , nothing but the word and it illuminated to us by the Holy Spirit,.

Sunday, December 21, 2014

"The
third day He will raise us up, and we shall live in His sight."
-- Hos_6:2.

"For
as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive."
-- 1Co_15:22.

DEATH
IS the precursor of life, and we cannot truly reach Easter unless we
first descend into the grave. Blessed are they who descend thither in
hope; their soul shall not be left in the land of shadow, nor will
God permit His holy ones to see corruption. God will revive them, and
they shall live. On the third day our Lord Jesus rose from the dead,
and this is the foundation-hope for the world.

"Come,
let us return unto the Lord." There is always resurrection,
hope, and joy for those who repent of their sins. True repentance is
a humble return to God; and as we draw nigh to Him, He meets us with
healing and salvation. The result of His coming is like the dawn, or
as the spring-rains. Light and joy, fertility and beauty are the
immediate response of the soul to His advent.

Do
you find yourself in the dark grave of circumstances? Be of good
cheer. One of God's angels is on his way to roll away the stone.
Though our Lord was crucified, yet on the third day God raised Him
up, and He lives and reigns at the right hand of God; and we also may
live with Him, by the same power, not in the other world only, but in
this. God will raise you up, and you shall live in His sight. The
best is yet to be!

"Let
us follow on to know the Lord." We may always count on Him. If
there is any variation in our relations with Him, it is on our side,
not on His. Just as surely as we return to Him, we shall find Him
coming to meet and greet and receive us with a glad welcome. When the
prodigal was a great way off, his father saw him, and ran to meet
him! Is there any doubt about our reception? No, there cannot be! God
our Father is always waiting for us. In Him there is no variation,
neither shadow that is cast by turning. As certainly as we count on
the day-spring may we count on God. Let your soul move towards Him
out of the grave of doubt and despair, and on the third day--the Day
of Resurrection, He will be revealed.

PRAYER

May
our self-life be crucified with Christ, that His life may be manifest
in us; and out of the grave may there spring a more complete
resemblance to our Risen Savior, so that all may see in us daily
evidence of the Resurrection of our Lord. AMEN.

Are
you in a dark grave of circumstance today? If so reader know
this, help is on the way. One of God's angels is on his way to
roll away the stone. ( Meyers )

Many
ways the lord can do what needs to get done, be done, or put on hold.

In
the holiday season, many are depressed, financial hard times,
marriages falling apart, Christians being killed every day. In these
hard times we always have hope in the grave of our circumstances,
always. Let go, let God, because only He, has everything under
control.

I
posted a audio sermon from this point , I think, on this site, title,
" Hope in The Grave of Circumstance". Has it been
that long? Time is flying by.

I
looked at 100 years ago today for 2015, will be posting that, I do
this every year, as many feel, think, 100 years , history repeats,
many times it is far less than 100 years, and some times far more,
but 100 years is what seems to repeat in some way. I will tell you
this much ahead.

In
2015, 100 years ago, was the start of WW1, and a lot on Russia
and China, amazing, will 2015 be the year of war? Economic trouble?
looks like it, we will see.

I
encourage all, while you can, learn herbs, prepare something ahead,
if you can. Be in watching and prayer, study the word, and learn,
change into the image of Christ more this coming year, also do not
Fear, do not Worry, If you are one of His.

Pro
3:5
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own
understanding.

Saturday, December 20, 2014

I wanted to post another, a new post, by the man that wrote the one bellow, one of my go to sites, do the same. I did not know he was a devout Christian all this time, the one below says it all.

This one, is the post that took me to the one below this. I did not write this, see link as the one below, visit, book mark , the truth, facts about the economy, not theory, or conspiracy, economic facts, good writing and current info. Great site. He just wrote on how Russia, this past week just had a full financial collapse. That was a big surprise to me. I thought, the Brick nations are doing well, Russia, China, I was wrong, both are not doing well at all. I would assume , Russia down, China will be effected greatly. A true Global collapse, to usurer in a new money system. A one world Global currency. The New World Order, all nations, China, Russia, others, all calling for a one world bank, and one currency, odd, they are also calling for a one world order.

If you were about to take a final exam, would you have more hope or more fear if you didn’t understand any of the questions and you had not prepared for the test at all? I think that virtually all of us have had dreams where we show up for an exam that we have not studied for. Those dreams can be pretty terrifying. And of course if you were ever in such a situation in real life, you probably did very, very poorly on that test. The reason I have brought up this hypothetical is to make a point. My point is that there is hope in understanding what is ahead of us, and there is hope in getting prepared. Since I started The Economic Collapse Blog back in 2009, there have always been a few people that have accused me of spreading fear. That frustrates me, because what I am actually doing is the exact opposite of that. When a hurricane is approaching, is it “spreading fear” to tell people to board up their windows? Of course not. In fact, you just might save someone’s life. Or if you were walking down the street one day and you saw someone that wasn’t looking and was about to step out into the road in front of a bus, what would the rational thing to do be? Anyone that has any sense of compassion would yell out and warn that other person to stay back. Yes, that other individual may be startled for a moment, but in the end you will be thanked warmly for saving that person from major injury or worse. Well, as a nation we are about to be slammed by the hardest times that any of us have ever experienced. If we care about those around us, we should be sounding the alarm.

Since 2009, I have published 1,211 articles on the coming economic collapse on my website. Some people assume that I must be filled with worry, bitterness and fear because I am constantly dealing with such deeply disturbing issues.

But that is not the case at all.

There is nothing that I lose sleep over, and I don’t spend my time worrying about anything. Yes, my analysis of the global financial system has completely convinced me that an absolutely horrific economic collapse is in our future. But understanding what is happening helps me to calmly make plans for the years ahead, and working hard to prepare for what is coming gives me hope that my family and I will be able to weather the storm.

I do not believe in living my life in a state of fear, and I do not want anything that I write to ever cause fear in my readers. The ancient Hebrew greeting “Shalom” is roughly translated as “peace” or “completeness”, and that is what we are constantly pursuing in my household. My wife and I know that incredibly challenging times are coming, but we also know who we are, what our purpose is, and where we are headed. We also believe that the greatest chapters of our lives are ahead even in the midst of all the chaos that is coming.

When times are the darkest, that is when light is needed the most. Just think about it. When you look back over history, what heroes do you admire the most? If you truly think about it, almost all of those heroes arose during times of great adversity and conflict.

The years ahead can be a time of great adventure for you, or they can seem like hell on Earth. It all depends on how you respond to your circumstances.

Do you want to know who is going to respond to the years ahead with fear, panic and depression?

The millions of people that have absolutely no idea what is coming and have made absolutely no preparations are going to be absolutely blindsided by the coming economic collapse. Just like the 1930s, we are going to see people jumping out of windows and jumping in front of trains. Others will sink into a state of despair so deep that nobody will ever be able to shake them out of it.

It doesn’t have to be that way.

Over the past five years I have spent thousands of hours studying the coming economic collapse. In my articles you can find tens of thousands of facts and statistics that prove that the U.S. economy is hurtling toward oblivion.

It is not always the most pleasant thing to write about, but it is the truth. And that is what matters. If you believe that I am wrong, prove it to me. I work very hard to put out the most accurate information that I possibly can. So if you can prove that I am wrong, I will change my mind.

But of course that is not going to happen. As I have stated previously, anyone with half a brain should be able to see that we are living in the greatest debt bubble in human history. Anyone with half a brain should be able to see that the “too big to fail” banks are being extraordinarily reckless (derivatives, etc.). Anyone with half a brain should be able to see that our formerly great manufacturing cities are being transformed into crime-infested hellholes. Anyone with half a brain should be able to see that the middle class is dying. Anyone with half a brain should be able to see that the exact same patterns that led up to the great financial crisis of 2008 are happening again. Anyone with half a brain should be able to see that we simply cannot consume far more wealth than we produce as a nation indefinitely. Anyone with half a brain should be able to see that the incredibly foolish decisions that our politicians have been making for decades have placed us on a road to utter disaster.

So it doesn’t take anyone special to do what I am doing. I am just a “watchman on the wall” sounding the alarm the best that I can. And there are lots of others that are doing the same thing. We are deeply concerned about where this nation is heading, and we have been pleading with our leaders to do something about it for a long time but they have not listened to us.

Since our leaders just continue doing “business as usual”, there is not going to be a solution to our problems on the national level.

So that is why I am encouraging people to get prepared for the hard times that are coming on a family level and a community level.

Unfortunately, it seems like some people always have an excuse for not getting prepared. In fact, a few have even gone so far as to accuse me of being “anti-faith” for suggesting that people actually get off their couches and do something to help their families deal with the nightmare on the horizon. They seem to have the attitude that we should all just sit back and wait for God to do everything for us.

So I am not quite sure why those people get up in the morning and go to work, since they should just “trust God” to deposit paychecks into their banks. And I am not quite sure why they ever fill up the tanks of their vehicles with gasoline, because they should be able to “trust God” to put more gas there when they need it.

I covered all of this in much more detail in my previous article entitled “Is It ‘Anti-Faith’ To Prepare For The Coming Economic Collapse?”

For now, let me just state that what those people are suggesting is the exact opposite of what the Bible teaches. Trusting God is not about sitting back and doing nothing. In the Scriptures, we are told that faith is about stepping out and taking action on what God has revealed to us. That includes working hard, being wise and providing for our families. For example, just check out Proverbs 6:6-11…

Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise. Which, having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.

How long will you sleep, O sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep? Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep— so will your poverty come upon you like a stalker, and your need as an armed man.

In the end, each one of us needs to make the decisions that we feel are best for our own families.

So that is why it is so incredibly important not to let someone else do your thinking for you.

In America today, the average person watches 153 hours of television a month. In addition to that, we also spend countless hours watching movies, playing video games, listening to music, reading books and surfing the Internet.

What most Americans don’t realize is that there are just six giant corporations that control almost all of that content, and that makes them immensely powerful.

These giant media corporations are constantly manipulating our attitudes, opinions and beliefs. And at this point most Americans seem quite content to remain “plugged into the matrix” and to allow corrupt corporate executives somewhere to do their thinking for them.

I urge you to break free from that system.

Do your own research and do your own thinking.

Don’t take what I say or what anyone else says as truth without critically examining it yourself. This can be difficult at first, because in this nation our young people are no longer trained to think critically. Instead, we are trained to just blindly accept whatever information the system feeds us.

George Orwell once said that “during times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act“.

That perfectly describes the era that we are currently living in.

The truth does not bring fear and despair.

Rather, the truth brings hope and it sets people free.

Share the truth with as many people as you can, because we live in a world that desperately needs it.

Friday, December 19, 2014

Does being a prepper show a lack of faith in God? Should good Christians reject prepping altogether? Yesterday, someone actually accused me of being “anti-faith” because I am encouraging people to prepare for the coming economic collapse. This person believes that if I had faith, then I would make “no provision” for what is ahead and simply trust “in God’s providence alone”. So is that person right? Is it really “anti-faith” to prepare for the coming economic collapse? I spent quite a bit of time thinking about these questions today.

Those that visit my site on a regular basis know that I am a Christian and I am very open about that fact. I am someone that places a very high value on faith. The Scriptures tell us to “trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding”. Without God, none of us has any hope. In fact, without God I would probably be dead by now.

But faith is not about sitting on your couch and waiting for God to do everything for you. Rather, faith is about taking action on what God has directed you to do.

What I don’t understand is why any of these Christians that are 100% against prepping continue to go to work. If we are to make “no provision” for ourselves and simply trust “in God’s providence alone”, then why do they need to earn a paycheck? Why can’t they just sit home and wait for God to fill up their bank accounts?

Yes, God can do mind blowing supernatural things that require absolutely no participation on our part. I know, because it has happened to me. But the vast majority of the time, God works with us. He requires us to take steps of faith and obedience, and in the process He leads us, He guides us, He blesses us and He opens doors for us.

The story of Noah is a perfect example of this. He was perhaps the very first “prepper”. God could have kept Noah and his family safe from the flood by transporting them to some sort of very comfortable “heavenly waiting area” and brought them back when everything was dry, but He didn’t do that. Instead, God warned Noah about what was coming and ordered him to build a boat.

So did Noah just sit back and wait for God to do everything for Him? No, he exercised his faith by taking action. He believed the warning and he built a giant boat. In Hebrews 11:7, Noah is commended for his radical faith which produced radical action…

By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.

Faith almost always involves action. God wants to see if we are going to believe Him and do what He has instructed us to do.

And the amount of faith that Noah exhibited was staggering. The boat that he and his family built was approximately the size of a World War II aircraft carrier. It took a very, very long time to build that boat and collect all of the food and supplies for his family and for all of the animals.

And surely Noah must have gotten very tired of all of the mocking as he warned everyone else about what was coming for decades.

But in the end, Noah’s prepping paid off. He and his family were saved, and everyone else drowned.

Unfortunately, there are lots of Christians out there today that are 100% against preparing for what is ahead, even though they will admit that an economic collapse is coming.

The individual that accused me of being “anti-faith” is an example of this. The following is an excerpt from the message that this person wrote to me…

Now, although I agree with you about the things you write about the corruption of the financial system, and that there will be a collapse, yet I do not agree with you in promoting people to be self-sufficient contrary to the Lord’s teaching. If you truly have God then no provision needs to be made at all for yourself, just trust in God’s providence alone.

This individual agrees that a collapse is coming, but insists that we should do absolutely nothing to prepare for it.

Is that really what God would have us do?

In Genesis 41, God revealed to Joseph that there would be seven good years followed by seven lean years. So did Joseph party for seven years and “trust in God’s providence alone” for the lean years?

No, Joseph engaged in an “emergency food storage project” unlike anything that the world had ever seen up until that point. By heeding God’s warning and taking action, he ended up saving the nation of Egypt and his entire family.

Some people believe that preparing for hard times means that you are “fearful”, but I don’t see it that way at all.

Rather, I believe that there is hope in understanding what is happening and that there is hope in getting prepared.

The people that stick their heads in the sand right now are going to get blindsided by what is coming. Many of them will totally give in to despair when they realize that they have lost everything.

I think that we would all benefit greatly by taking advantage of the wisdom found in Proverbs 6:6-11…

Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.

How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.

You don’t prepare when the storm hits. Rather, you prepare while the storm is still off in the distance.

Throughout the Scriptures, those that “prepare” are commended.

For example, just check out the following parable of Jesus that we find in Matthew 25…

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

“Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’

“‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’

“But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.

“Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’

“But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’

“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

Do we want to be like the wise virgins or the foolish virgins?

Yes, we never want to become obsessed with material things. We need to keep our priorities in order and focus on the things that are really important.

But that doesn’t mean that we can all just sit on our couches, eat chips, and wait for God to do everything for us.

In my opinion, we have been warned about the coming economic collapse in a multitude of different ways. At this point, what is coming should be glaringly obvious to anyone with half a brain.

On my site, I have shared thousands upon thousands of facts and statistics that show that a horrific economic collapse is coming. If you are new to all of this, the following are just a couple of articles that can get you started…

-“40 Statistics About The Fall Of The U.S. Economy That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe”

-“Show This To Anyone That Believes That Things Are Getting Better In America”

I am trying to do my best to warn people about what is coming from my little spot on the wall. In the Scriptures, those that are aware that a threat is coming are responsible for warning others about it. The following is a short excerpt from Ezekiel 33…

Son of man, speak to your people and say to them: ‘When I bring the sword against a land, and the people of the land choose one of their men and make him their watchman, and he sees the sword coming against the land and blows the trumpet to warn the people, then if anyone hears the trumpet but does not heed the warning and the sword comes and takes their life, their blood will be on their own head. Since they heard the sound of the trumpet but did not heed the warning, their blood will be on their own head. If they had heeded the warning, they would have saved themselves. But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes someone’s life, that person’s life will be taken because of their sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.’

Are you a watchman on the wall?

Are you blowing your trumpet?

Note: I was reading the Prophecy, Vision posted in Jan 2014, this Meyers devotion was added as a confirmation, for this post, I would say, more than fitting to end with. Judgment and prepping .

KNOCKING AT THE DOOR!"As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: Be zealous therefore and repent. Behold I stand at the door, and knock."-- Rev_3:19-20.

CHRIST KNOCKS at the door when His Judgments are in the earth. That God has arisen to shake mightily the earth is hardly doubtful. This is a day of the Lord of Hosts, when judgments are abroad upon all that is proud and haughty, upon the cedars and the oaks, upon the high mountains and the uplifted hills. But it is at such a time that He draws near to reassure us (Isa_2:11-21; Joe_3:16).

On the eve of the overthrow of the Cities of the Plain, He came to the door of Abraham's tent, partook of his fare, and gave promises of assurance to himself and Sarah which unfolded the Divine Purpose. Standing before the Lord, Abraham was prepared for the tragedy of the morrow, and was permitted an intimacy in which he seemed possessed by a passion for God's rectitude and righteous dealing.Do not fear the things that are coming, but open to Him who knocks for admission. He has come to spend the dark hours in your fellowship, as a mother runs to her child's cot, when a sudden thunderstorm sweeps the sky.

Christ knocks when we are preparing for some great task. You are going forth on one of His errands, and expect misunderstanding or opposition, or you are uncertain as to your reception. Like Moses, you say: "Send by whom Thou wilt send, but let it not be by me." With Jeremiah, you plead: "I am a child, I cannot speak." Like the Apostles, you have to face a world in arms. At such a time, He waits at the door to encourage and inspire. On the night following the upheaval in the Sanhedrin, where Paul was nearly torn to pieces, the Lord stood by him, and said: "Be of good cheer!"Christ knocks when bereavement enters our homes. We all know what it is to be full of longing "for the beloved ones, whom we cannot reach by deed or token, gesture or kind speech." The ship's masts have sunk below the rim of the horizon, in the sunset, and we turn back to homes out of which all light has gone. It is then that you may surely expect a gentle knock at the door, and He who came to Bethany when Lazarus died, that He might mingle His tears with those of the sisters, will certainly come to the door of your heart, and knock for admission that He may help to fill the gap.

PRAYERCome nearer to us than the nearest. Enter our hearts, saying, Fear not, I am with thee, I will help thee. Give us all that we need to enable us to fight the good fight, add finish our course with joy. AMEN.

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Good-bye to Dr Tonny, he has been on the site, not heard from, was mentoring him a long time, he is on his own now and has a blog . More off -line work, mostly youth ministry has a Facebook page and ministers on that also. still on college board, just a graduation of a sort, and a good long time brother, pray for Dr. Tony in Kenya, fine young man, people come, they go, like students , the teacher weeps, like this site, many new ones, older ones gone, change all the time, things change, some we like, most we do not, but we smile through the storm. I miss the old readers, many have moved on, the many that knew all about the wild journey and plan of this Goshen mission.but everyday new visitors from all over the world come to read, watch, listen, think, one heart at a time.I no longer use a visitor widget, and now you no longer can use it , a security breach thing, I wonder, please comment if you have been around a while, I may not know it, any old saints that know about this journey, and all that has come to be, are you still around? please comment if you are, I wonder at times. I care, I pray, I humbly serve. I think only Deb from N.V. and Sue miller are part of the old ones LOL. if any others please comment OK.Tonny's site link http://www.tonnyaluda.blog.com/In Jesus Any prayer needs, anything, email or call.

A NEW NAME!"Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel."-- Gen_32:28."He that overcometh, I will write upon him Mine own New Name."-- Rev_3:12.

THROUGH THE Bible, name stands for nature. In those wise old days, names were not given because of their euphonious sound, but as revealing some characteristic trait. Shepherds are said to name their sheep by their defects; in some cases Old Testament names seem to have been given on the same principle. It was so with Jacob.

When the Angel said: "What is thy name?" he answered, "Jacob," supplanter: Never shrink, in your dealings with God, to call yourself by your own specific title, whether it be the least of all saints, the chief of sinners, or the dissembler and cheat!

The first condition of losing our old nature is to confess to its possession; the next is to yield to God. Be conquered by God, yield to Him, submit to His Will, especially in that one point where His Spirit presses thee hard. Life is full of the approaches of the wrestling Angel, only we rebut instead of allowing ourselves to be vanquished by Him.

Each time we allow God to have His way in some new point of our character, we acquire the new name. In other words, a new phase of character is developed, a new touch of the Divine love passes into our being, and we are transformed more perfectly into His likeness, whose Name comprehends all names. Jacob becomes Israel; Simon becomes Peter the Rock-man; Saul becomes Paul the Apostle.

When God calls us by a new name, He communicates to us a new Name for Himself. In other words, He gives us a deeper revelation of Himself. He reveals attributes which before had been concealed. The Apostle in the Apocalypse tells us that every time we overcome, God gives to us a white stone, in which His new name is written, in evident reference to the pure diamond of the Urim and Thummim, by which He spoke to Israel, and on which Jehovah was engraved (Exo_28:29-30; Rev_2:17). Each victor over sin has his own stone of Urim, knows God's will at first hand, and has revelations of God's character, which only he knows to whom they are made (Mat_11:25).

PRAYERGive unto us, O God, the white stone with the new Name written on it, that he only knows who receives it. Manifest Thyself to us as Thou dost not to the world. AMEN.

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

All About The Herb Boswellia- Ultimate Anti Inflammation Herb And Many Other Uses-Posted by Dan Abaldo M.H.

(NaturalNews) Herbs that have an incredible array of health benefits that go well beyond just their nutrient value are considered 'super-herbs.' Boswellia is called Indian Frankincense and is known to have originated in the dry areas of India, Africa, & the Mediterranean. Boswellia is a true super-food shown to have remarkable healing and anti-inflammatory properties that are just now being discovered.

There are several different forms of the Boswellia tree. The Biblical incense frankincense was probably an extract from the resin of the tree Boswellia sacra. Boswellia serrata is the form that is best known for its healing properties. The beneficial compounds are found in the resin that is secreted naturally to protect the tree from parasites and other insects and pathogens. This resin is easily tapped and purified for use in both an oil and powder form. This resin consists of essential oils, gum and terpenoids.

Boswellia Better than NSAID'sMany studies have shown that Boswellia is just as effective as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID's), which are the most commonly used treatment for issues of inflammation and chronic pain. NSAID's work by inhibiting the inflammatory promoting cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) enzymes. Unfortunately, these drugs also inhibit COX-1, which is essential for a healthy stomach lining. This is why these medications cause stomach bleeding. They also deplete the body of anti-oxidant trace minerals like selenium and zinc as well as key b vitamins needed to naturally reduce inflammation.

Boswellia works to reduce inflammation through a different mechanism. It acts to modulate the pro-inflammatory enzyme 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX). 5-LOX is the first enzyme released in the cytokine metabolic pathway. This pathway creates leukotrienes, which are strong inflammatory substances thought to influence many disease processes including cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, & asthma. The immune modulation reduces inflammatory chemicals and symptoms of inflammation.

These boswellic acids also reduce another inflammatory enzyme called human leukocyte elastase (HLE). HLE and 5-LOX are both classically elevated in inflammatory conditions and diseases. Boswellia is the only known substance to reduce both HLE and 5-LOX.

Boswellia also reduces the expression of the cytokine tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a). In fact, it is thought that boswellia's success in relieving symptoms of arthritis is due to its ability to inhibit the breakdown of connective tissue caused by TNF-a induced expression of matrix metalloproteinase enzymes.

Boswellia can be taken as a dried herb, a standardized extract and as a pain-relieving gel. All three work effectively. Experts recommend about 400mg taken 3x per day for relief from arthritic, asthmatic, or auto-immune symptoms. The dried herb can be put in smoothies and shakes and used throughout the day. Research has shown a greater absorption rate when taken with other forms of food.

Traditional use of the herb boswellia has been celebrated for thousands of years. Also known as frankincense, boswellia was considered so valuable in ancient times that it was one of the choice gifts brought by the Wise Men to Baby Jesus. Boswellia has not been a part of conventional medicine, nor is it one of the most popular herbs in the lay press, but it does have some properties that could provide substantial benefit for many of today’s chronic illnesses.

Boswellia has become a popular herb recently for its benefits in fighting inflammation, which involves many processes that the body uses to help heal itself. It is most evident when we sprain an ankle and develop swelling and tenderness. However, inflammation that goes on day after day can lead to chronic problems such as arthritis or cancer. Boswellia appears to have the ability to counteract inflammation [Source: Ammon, Kulkarni]. This anti-inflammatory effect could correlate to benefit many chronic illnesses like arthritis, asthma and inflammatory bowel disease.

Boswellia faces the same challenge that many herbs with a history of use face; it is fairly new to the research field. That being said, there is incoming data that supports boswellia’s role in chronic illness. It has a long history of use in India for arthritis, and research shows that boswellia in combination with curcumin is helpful for arthritis pain [Source: Chopra, Kulkarni]. Asthma is another chronic illness affected by inflammation. Asthma sufferers noted less attacks and better measurable air movement through the lungs when treating with boswellia [Source: Gupta]. Ulcerative colitis represents another disease in which the bowels are plagued with chronic inflammation. It too has had benefit through boswellia [Source: Gupta]. There is data to suggest that boswellia can even modify inflammation seen with swelling from cancer of the brain, perhaps with swelling that comes with cancer treatment [Source: Streffer]. In fact, boswellia might have the ability to fight several different types of cancer cells, including brain cancer cells [Source: Glaser, Hostanska].

While asthma and inflammatory bowel disease could be areas that can benefit from boswellia treatment, one of the biggest areas of use for boswellia is arthritis. Dosage tends to be 300-400 mg three times a day [Source: Jaber]. For those looking for arthritis treatments, boswellia is best if used in combination with turmeric, another anti-inflammatory herb and joint tissue supplement like MSM or glucosamine. Boswellia and its early success is quite exciting. It does not quite have the body of literature that turmeric, essential fatty acids, CoQ10 and vitamin D have, but it could still be useful for many chronic diseases.

It is hard to know exactly why the Wise Men of ancient times valued boswellia so highly, but it is becoming clear that it does have the ability to help the body in many ways. Inflammation is becoming more recognized as the plague of developed nations everywhere. Diet, exercise and anti-inflammatory supplements like boswellia might be the best line of defense.

The resin of Boswellia species has been used as incense in religious and cultural ceremonies and in medicines since time immemorial. Boswellia serrata (Salai/Salai guggul), is a moderate to large sized branching tree of family Burseraceae (Genus Boswellia), grows in dry mountainous regions of India, Northern Africa and Middle East. Oleo gum-resin is tapped from the incision made on the trunk of the tree and is then stored in specially made bamboo basket for removal of oil content and getting the resin solidified. After processing, the gum-resin is then graded according to its flavor, color, shape and size. In India, the States of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh are the main source of Boswellia serrata. Regionally, it is also known by different names. The oleo gum-resins contain 30-60% resin, 5-10% essential oils, which are soluble in the organic solvents, and the rest is made up of polysaccharides. Gum-resin extracts of Boswellia serrata have been traditionally used in folk medicine for centuries to treat various chronic inflammatory diseases. The resinous part of Boswellia serrata possesses monoterpenes, diterpenes, triterpenes, tetracyclic triterpenic acids and four major pentacyclic triterpenic acids i.e. β-boswellic acid, acetyl-β-boswellic acid, 11-keto-β-boswellic acid and acetyl-11-keto-β-boswellic acid, responsible for inhibition of pro-inflammatory enzymes. Out of these four boswellic acids, acetyl-11-keto-β-boswellic acid is the most potent inhibitor of 5-lipoxygenase, an enzyme responsible for inflammation.Keywords: Agent, anti inflammatory, Boswellia serrata, frankincense, olibanum, potential, Salai/Salai guggul

Since time immemorial, plants and their products have been the primary resource of food, shelter, clothing, flavors, fragrances as also valuable ingredients for medicines for mankind. In this context, natural resins have played an important role. These have also been used as adhesives, as ingredients for cosmetic preparations, as fragrances in daily rituals and in religious ceremonies, as coating materials and also for their different curative powers[1–3]. In ancient times, Hindus, Babylonians, Persians, Romans, Chinese and Greeks as well as the people of old American civilizations used natural resins primarily for embalming and for its incense in cultural functions. They firmly believed that when these materials get in contact with fire, the smoke and the fragrance they produce, not only soothe their souls but also please their gods. Burning of these natural resins had become an important component of their cultural life. They burned these resins during sacrificial ceremonies and in their daily rituals to prevent the influence of evil spirits on their souls or to honour the dead or living ones[4–6].

Boswellia serrata (Salai/Salai guggul) (Family: Burseraceae; Genus: Boswellia) is a moderate to large sized branching tree that grows in dry mountainous regions of India, Northern Africa and the Middle East[7,8]. The family of Burseraceae is represented in the plant kingdom with 17 genera and 600 species wide-spread in all tropical regions. There are about 25 known species belonging to Genus Boswellia, most of them occur in Arabia, northeastern coast of Africa and India. Since ancient times, three of these species have been considered as ‘true Frankincense’ producing trees[9,10].

Boswellia sacra Flueck, the first species, grows in South Arabia and is known amongst Arabians as ‘maghrayt d’ sheehaz’ and the resin produced is known as ‘luban dhakar’. Boswellia carterii Birdw, grows in Somalia and in the native language it is called ‘moxor’ and the resin produced is known as ‘luban dhakar’. Boswellia frereana Birdw., is also a Somalian species and in the native language it is called ‘jagcaar’ and the resin produced is known as ‘loban majdi’ or ‘maydi’. This is the most expensive brand of resin in the market[11]. Another resin producing species is Boswellia serrata Roxb., known as ‘Indian olibanum’, ‘Indian frankincense’, ‘dhup’ and ‘salai’ or ‘salai guggul’ is found in the middle and northern parts of Eastern India. It has been available as a high quality extract in India for nearly 25 years and marketed under the name Shallaki.

In India, the main commercial sources of Boswellia serrata are Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. Regionally, it is also known by different names. The botanical origin and vernacular names of Boswellia serrata are given in Table 1. Salai, an oleo gum-resin, is a plant exudate of genus Boswellia (Family: Burseraceae). It is tapped from the incision made on the trunk of the tree, which is then stored in specially made bamboo basket. The semi-solid gum-resin is allowed to remain in the basket for about a month during which its fluid content locally known as ‘ras’ keeps flowing out. The residue, semi-solid to solid part, is the gum-resin which hardens slowly into amorphous, tear-shaped products with an aromatic scent. Then, it is broken into small pieces by wooden mallet or chopper and during this process all impurities including bark pieces etc. are removed manually. The gum-resin is then graded according to its flavour, colour, shape and size. Generally four grades i.e. Superfine, Grade I, Grade II and Grade III are available in the market. The fresh gum obtained from the tree is hot with pleasant flavour and slightly bitter in taste. It had been the ‘frankincense’ of ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans who used it as prized incense, fumigant as well as a multipurpose aromatic. It is generally used in making incense powder and sticks.TABLE 1TABLE 1BOTANICAL ORIGIN AND VERNACULAR NAMES OF BOSWELLIA SERRATA

The oleo gum-resins contain 30-60% resin, 5-10% essential oils, which are soluble in the organic solvents, and the rest is made up of polysaccharides (~ 65% arabinose, galactose, xylose) which are soluble in water[12–14]. The resins have a fragrant aroma because of the presence of essential oils and this accounts for their commercial importance. The essential oil of gum-resin is one of the most commonly used oils in aromatherapy, paints and varnishes. Pure oleo gum-resin collected in the optimum season hardens slowly, retaining its golden colour and transparency. But the colour varies from golden brown to dark brown or dark greenish-brown depending on the locality, season, size of the tree and the wound-surface, collection process and storage. Darkening of colour of resin is also due to autoxidation, polymerization and enzymatic reactions. The resin is generally harvested all through the summer and autumn after the tree has been wounded in March or April. Boswellia tree can produce exudates in good quality only for three years. After this period, the quality of the collected resin decreases considerably. Therefore, the tree should be left to rest for some years after harvesting period.Historical/Traditional Applications:

Boswellia serrata is one of the ancient and most valued herbs in Ayurveda. “Gajabhakshya”, a Sanskrit name sometimes used for Boswellia, suggests that elephants enjoy this herb as a part of their diet[15]. Three renowned ancient texts form the pillars of classical Ayurvedic Science, which has its roots in India: Charaka's Charaka Samhita (c.B.C. 700), the first fundamental medical text; Susruta's Susruta Samhita (c.B.C. 600), which attempted to amass the entire medical knowledge, with special focus on surgery; and the two-volume tome comprising Astanga Samgraha and Astanga Hridaya (c.130-200 A.D.), written by Vagbhata the Elder and Vagbhata the Younger, which synthesized the works of Charaka and Susruta and summarized the eight parts of Ayurveda in prose and verse forms. The first two pillars of Ayurveda describe the antirheumatic (antiarthritis) activity of gugguls-the gum-resins of trees[16–20]. In addition to its beneficial use for arthritis, this gummy resin is also mentioned in traditional Ayurvedic and Unani texts as an effective remedy for diarrhoea, dysentery, ringworm, boils, fevers (antipyretic), skin and blood diseases, cardiovascular diseases, mouth sores, bad throat, bronchitis, asthma, cough, vaginal discharges, hair-loss, jaundice, hemorrhoids, syphilitic diseases, irregular menses and stimulation of liver. It is also diaphoretic, astringent, diuretic and acts both as internal and external stimulant. Modern medicine and pharmacology strongly point out to its use as an antiarthritic, antiinflammatory, antihyperlipidemic (controls blood lipids), antiatherosclerotic (anticoronary plaque), analgesic (pain-reliever) and hepatoprotective (protects the liver)[15,21–24].Composition of Boswellia serrata Resin:

The resinous part of Boswellia serrata contains[25–31], monoterpenes (α-thujene); diterpenes (macrocyclic diterpenoids such as incensole, incensole oxide, iso-incensole oxide, a diterpene alcohol [serratol]); triterpenes (such as α- and β-amyrins); pentacyclic triterpenic acids (boswellic acids); tetracyclic triterpenic acids (tirucall-8,24-dien-21-oic acids). The structures of four major pentacyclic triterpenic acids (boswellic acids) as also some of their characteristic features are given in fig. 1 and Table 2, respectively[32].

Structures of four pentacyclic triterpenic acids (Boswellic acids)TABLE 2SOME OF THE CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOUR PENTACYCLIC TRITERPENIC ACIDS (BOSWELLIC ACIDS)

In vitro studies and animal models show that boswellic acids were found to inhibit the synthesis of pro-inflammatory enzyme, 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) including 5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (5-HETE) and leukotriene B4 (LTB-4), which cause bronchoconstriction, chemotaxis, and increased vascular permeability[33–38]. Other anti inflammatory plant constituents, such as quercetin, also block this enzyme, but they do so in a more general fashion, as an antioxidant, whereas boswellic acids seem to be specific inhibitor of 5-LO[39]. 5-LO generates inflammatory leukotrienes, which cause inflammation by promoting free radical damage, calcium dislocation, cell-adhesion and migration of inflammation-producing cells to the inflamed body area. In contrast to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), which are well known to disrupt glycosaminoglycan synthesis, thus accelerating articular damage in arthritic conditions, boswellic acids have been shown to significantly reduce glycosaminoglycan degradation[40–43]. In vivo study examining the effect of Boswellia extract and ketoprofen on glycosaminoglycan metabolism showed that Boswellia considerably reduced the degradation of glycosaminoglycans compared to controls, whereas ketoprofen caused a reduction in total tissue glycosaminoglycan content[44].

In vitro studies by Ammon et al. in 1993 also elucidated that boswellic acids were found to inhibit leukotriene synthesis via 5-LO, but did not affect the 12-lipoxygenase or cyclooxygenase activities, nor did they prevent peroxidation of arachidonic acid by iron or ascorbate. Boswellic acids were, therefore, shown to be specific, non-redox inhibitors of leukotriene synthesis, either interacting directly with 5-LO or blocking its translocation[45,46]. Boswellic acids have also been observed to inhibit human leukocyte elastase (HLE), which may be involved in the pathogenesis of emphysema. HLE also stimulates mucus secretion and thus may play a role in cystic fibrosis, chronic bronchitis and acute respiratory distress syndrome[47,48]. HLE is a serine protease, which initiates injury to the tissues which, in turn, triggers the inflammatory process. This dual inhibitory action on the inflammatory process is unique to boswellic acids. Of these four boswellic acids, 3-acetyl-11-keto-β-boswellic acid (AKBA) is the most potent inhibitor of 5-LO, an enzyme responsible for inflammation.

Singh et al.[49] studied the antiinflammatory activity of mixture of boswellic acids and observed 25-46% inhibition of paw oedema in rats and mice. They have also reported that in chronic test of formaldehyde arthritis it exhibited 45-67% anti-arthritic activity in a similar dose range. The fraction was effective in both adjuvant arthritis (35-59%) as well as established arthritis (54-84%). It also showed antipyretic effect, with no ulcerogenic effect. Kulkarni et al. and Chopra et al. have reported clinical trials of Boswellia's anti inflammatory properties in combination with Withania somnifera, Zingiber officinate and Curcuma longa and the isolated effects of Boswellia on rheumatoid arthritis could not be revealed[50,51]. However, the clinical trials of gum-resin of Boswellia alone have shown to improve symptoms in patients with osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis[52,53]. The boswellic acid from Boswellia serrata, when tested on new model i.e. Papaya Latex Model, showed significant activity of mean 35% inhibition of inflammation. Since the new model is reported to be sensitive to slowly acting remission-inducing drugs, its effectiveness on boswellic acid throws some light on its mechanism of action, which seems to be unlike aspirin and steroidal drugs[54]. Poeckel and Werz in 2006 have summarized the biological actions of boswellic acids on the cellular and molecular level and attempted to put the data into the perspectives of the beneficial effects manifested in animal studies and trials with human subjects related to inflammation and cancer[55]. Sharma et al.[56] have reported the effect of boswellic acids on bovine serum albumin (BSA)-induced arthritis in rabbits.

A clinical trial conducted by Raychaudhuri and co-workers in India has shown that the extract of the plant, Boswellia serrata, can reduce pain and considerably improve knee-joint functions, in some cases providing relief even within seven days. Raychaudhuri and her colleagues described their study as the first to evaluate the efficacy of the extract enriched with a form of boswellic acid on osteoarthritis[61]. Very recently, Pawar et al. in 2011 have reported a simple, rapid, accurate, reproducible, selective and economic HPTLC method for routine quality control analysis as also quantitative determination of β-boswellic acid from Boswellia serrata Roxb. (exudate) and its formulations[62].Dosage:

Boswellia is generally taken as a capsule, tablet or its bark decoction orally. The recommended dosage is based on historical practice or available trials. Presently, it is not clear what the optimal dose is to balance safety and efficacy. The manufacturing of Boswellia products varies from one produce to the other and this makes it even more difficult for standardization to happen. It is important to note that most of the trials used various products made by various manufacturers, so clinical effects may not be comparable[63,64].Branded Formulations Containing Boswellia serrata:

Besides its use in religious ceremonies, olibanum has been utilized as an important fixative in perfumes, soaps, creams, lotions and detergents, with an oriental note in its scent, in leading products of the perfume and cosmetic industry. The interest of pharmaceutical companies created a third market for olibanum. Since ancient times, it has been used in folk medicines for its antiseptic, anti-arthritic and anti-inflammatory effects. For this reason, in the last 20 years olibanum has gained increasing attention from scientists to better define its medicinal effects and identify the constituents responsible for these effects. Therefore, primary aim should be to find out a rapid way of distinguishing the different types of olibanum from each other and to identify the diagnostic markers for each species. This discrimination is important to improve the quality of the products obtained from olibanum, like its essential oil or the phytopharmaceuticals prepared from the resin acids. Even from an economical point of view, this identification is necessary for satisfaction of the consumer. Some of the branded formulations containing Boswellia serrata available in the market are:-

Boswellin®, a registered trademark by Sabinsa Corporation, introduced to the US and European markets in 1991. This is available in capsules or tablets, and also in a soothing pain relieving cream containing capsaicin. Products containing boswellic acids range from 150-250 mgs/capsules or tablets, and are taken orally two to three times a day. Shallaki®, contains 125 mg Boswellia serrata in each capsule manufactured by Himalayan Drug Company, Makali, Bangalore, as Licensed User of the Trade Mark owned by MMI Corporation, has excellent anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties, useful in relieving joint-pains. 60 capsule costs Rs. 75/- and the dose is 1 capsule twice daily (Batch No. F297001G). The website of the company is www.himalayahealthcare.com.

Niltan®, is a cream in a 15 g tube for external application. Manufactured by Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited, Hyderabad, it is a combination of active herbal extracts (boswellin, arbutin, liquorice extract and coriander seed oil in a cream base). It reduces the activity of the enzyme tyrosinase within the skin, thus diminishing the production of melanin, which results in the reduction of dark skin formation.

Rheumatic-X®, contains 20 mg ‘Shallaki’ besides a number of ingredients, manufactured by Sunrise Herbals, Varanasi (U.P., India), meant for rheumatoid, gouty, osteoarthritis and sciatic pain, two capsules twice daily or as directed by the physician.

This herb may be one of the very best anti inflammation herbs you can get, as well as it regenerates damaged tissue, and has many, many other benefits.Ginger is also a good choice and in combination as well as cramp bark. These are far better than NSAIDS, lastly white willow bark